Betty #100

Archie Comics marks a milestone with Betty #100, a special Collector's Edition sporting the subtitle "The Big Breakup Part II." The cover — penciled by Stan Goldberg and inked by John Lowe — captures a charged suburban moment: Betty walks arm-in-arm with a red-sweatered young man while a visibly distressed Archie, separated from them by a dramatic jagged crack splitting the scene, pleads "Betty! Betty! Say it isn't so!" The tension crackles right off the page, making this centennial issue a genuinely memorable entry in Betty's solo run from 2001.